Administer non-intravenous medications.

Administer non-intravenous medications. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 13 occupations and seen in 15 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Administer basic health care or medical treatments. in Assisting and Caring for Others .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 15 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 7 (47%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 2 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.011% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children. · Pediatricians, General · importance 5.0 · exposure with tools
• Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines, such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids. · Naturopathic Physicians · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other methods. · Critical Care Nurses · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications. · Ophthalmic Medical Technicians · importance 4.8 · no direct exposure
• Prescribe or administer antibiotics, antiseptics, or compresses to treat infection or injury. · Urologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer therapy, medication, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. · Obstetricians and Gynecologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer medications, such as anti-epileptic drugs, and monitor patients for behavioral and cognitive side effects. · Neurologists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Prescribe or administer topical or systemic medications to treat ophthalmic conditions and to manage pain. · Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects. · Registered Nurses · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, or treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians. · Veterinary Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications. · Ophthalmic Medical Technologists · importance 4.7 · no direct exposure
• Administer oral medications or hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and hospital procedures. · Psychiatric Technicians · importance 4.6 · no direct exposure
• Prescribe or administer medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury. · General Internal Medicine Physicians · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Administer drugs, orally or by injection, or perform intravenous procedures. · Paramedics · no direct exposure
• Perform emergency pharmacological interventions. · Paramedics · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Pediatricians, General
• Naturopathic Physicians
• Critical Care Nurses
• Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
• Urologists
• Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• Neurologists
• Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
• Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
• Psychiatric Technicians
• General Internal Medicine Physicians
• Paramedics

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Administer non-intravenous medications.},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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